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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Yankees rough up Glavine, Mets 11-8 — NEW YORK (AP) — While the Mets and Yankees are heading in opposite directions, Tom Glavine remains stuck on 295 wins. — Derek Jeter hit a go-ahead homer, Alex Rodriguez also connected and the New York Yankees roughed up Glavine in an 11-8 victory …
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Mets Today
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Clippard out, Thompson up, Igawa next? — The Yankees optioned Tyler Clippard to Class AAA Scranton after the game and recalled OF Kevin Thompson. — With six games coming up at NL parks, they need the extra position player. — The Yankees will need a starter on Saturday in San Francisco …
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River Ave. Blues
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Notes: Millwood ready to rebound — Veteran goes for first win since April 13 on Sunday — CINCINNATI — Rangers manager Ron Washington thinks Opening Day starter Kevin Millwood needs one thing. — One good game. — "He just needs a good game where he hits his spots and has some success," Washington said.
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Baseball Time in Arlington
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Washington Post:
Patterson Struggles in Rehab Start — John Patterson used a variety of deliveries from the stretch and the windup during his rehab start Friday night in an attempt to rediscover the motion that would provide the best timing for his pitches. — That motion had been on hold since May 6 …
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Mark Zuckerman / Washington Times:
Patterson looks shaky in rehab stint — TORONTO — Cell phones and PDAs aren't allowed in the Washington Nationals' dugout, which was probably a good thing last night. Otherwise, Manny Acta might have been too occupied to watch his team's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs, Padres brawl at Wrigley — Derrek Lee among four ejected — The Cubs are feeling like human pincushions these days, and Alfonso Soriano says they're not going to take it anymore. — Soriano's moonwalk out of the batter's box Friday after his home run onto Waveland Avenue certainly irritated …
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Willis sore but OK after collision — KANSAS CITY, MO. — Pitcher Dontrelle Willis said he expects to make his next scheduled start, even though he still felt some minor soreness in his left forearm Friday from where he was accidentally kicked by Cleveland's Grady Sizemore on Thursday.
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FishStripes
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Weaver's OK with the hook — Pitcher isn't angry with Scioscia for taking him out in the sixth inning. — As Mike Scioscia strode to the mound to remove Jered Weaver with one out in the sixth inning Saturday at Dodger Stadium, the Angels right-hander stood motionless …
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6-4-2
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Angels lose two players to injury — Anderson back on DL; Kotchman suffers concussion — LOS ANGELES — Angels left fielder Garret Anderson left Saturday's game in the second inning after aggravating an injury in the area of his right hip flexor tendon chasing a first-inning fly ball.
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6-4-2
David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Arizona hands O's seventh straight loss — BALTIMORE (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks stumbled into Baltimore after dropping three straight and six of seven. They had fallen from first place to third in the NL West, their offense was struggling and beating American League teams was a daunting task.
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AZ Snakepit
Matt Casey NBCSports.com / NBCSports.com:
Prime cuts: Rating the interleague rivalries — The naysayers have come out loud these past few weeks, preaching about the pitfalls of interleague play. Some of the gripes make perfect sense — what's the need for Pirates-Rangers, it's unfair that the Mets play the Yanks six times but the Marlins play the D-Rays, etc.
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards recall Reyes — OAKLAND - Hours after starting pitcher Braden Looper left the fifth inning of a 14-3 loss to the Oakland A's because of shoulder stiffness, the Cardinals addressed their fraying rotation early Saturday morning by recalling Anthony Reyes from Triple-A Memphis and optioning reliever Kelvin Jimenez.
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Viva El Birdos
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Top-heavy lineup pays dividends — Pedroia, Drew record eight of Red Sox's nine hits vs. Giants — BOSTON — Top-heavy? Certainly. Over the top? No doubt. Either way, the Red Sox had no complaints with the new 1-2 punch of J.D. Drew and Dustin Pedroia basically taking over Friday night's …
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Fenway Blogger
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
'Sides' was one of a kind — If you followed Red Sox baseball over the last 30 years, you knew Larry Whiteside. At least you knew his byline. You knew his work. — Those of us in the press box and the Globe sports department were more fortunate. We knew the man. "Sides."
